Super Smash Bros. World News List

Another Nintendo-related anniversary has come, and this time around, it's the 20th anniversary of everybody's favorite pink puffball Kirby! That's right, it was 20 years ago today that Kirby's first game, Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy, first released in America. Since then, many more Kirby games have been released for both Nintendo handhelds and consoles, with the most recent being Kirby's Return to Dream Land for the Wii. While no new Kirby game has been released for the 3DS yet, it's gotten both the original Kirby's Dream Land and the game's sequel along with a 3D Classics version of Kirby's Adventure. Happy birthday, Kirby. Here's to many more years of Kirby games along with more of Kirby in the Super Smash Bros. games.

Today's stages are quite big - big on fun, that is! Not only are there 2 new stages from halibabica, I've also included 2 stages from the past which are both hill-themed. I would definitely say that they're big on fun, so be sure to give them a try.

Nintendo recently held a investor meeting, and a lot of information came out of it. Among the information was a statement from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata that the next Super Smash Bros. games will be key in the U.S., and that they will have long-term demand. This bit of information came from David Gibson, who was at the investor meeting and posted the information presented at the meeting on Twitter. Here's exactly what he had to say:

"Views super smach bros 2 as key to usa and will have long term demand"

Other information mentioned in the meeting is the fact that the Wii U will not have its pricing and launch date revealed at E3, the fact that Mario Kart 7 is a core title for the market, the fact that downloadable retail games will be available at launch for the Wii U, and the sales of the 3DS around the world; all of which you can read by clicking the link provided above.

The second semi-final round of the special attack tournament is over, and the winner is Charge Shot! This makes it the second of three special attacks to be moving on to the final round. In this round, the last semi-final round, it's a Kirby-themed battle - the attacks you can choose from are Mach Tornado and Kirby's Inhale.

Ready for another stage update full of some great stages for you to download? Well, I'm sure you are, and this time around, there's 4 stages which were all uploaded by halibabica. They include a Melee recreation and a fish tank-themed stage, and I think you'll enjoy playing on them, so be sure to give them a try.

Nintendo 3DS System Update – The latest Nintendo 3DS system update is now available. For a full list of what is included, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/system-update.

Nintendo eShop

Block Factory – Create and share puzzles with this predefined falling-block puzzle game. Your goal is to avoid filling the playing field to the top. When a block hits the top, the game is over.

Virtual Console

Super Street Fighter II™: The New Challengers – Battle in elimination tournaments with Ryu’s new flaming fireball and Ken’s new Dragon Punch. Fight head-to-head locally and compete against other challengers in heated online battles.

Nintendo Video

I Fight Dragons Video Premiere – Chiptune rock band I Fight Dragons takes you on a space adventure in the premiere of the music video “Save World Get Girl” on Nintendo Video.

IGN Wii recently had an interview with Masahiro Sakurai about Kid Icarus Uprising, and one of the things talked about in the interview was the next Super Smash Bros. games for the Wii U and 3DS. According to him, the next SSB games will see a change in direction, as he believes that simply expanding the volume (more characters, more stages, and the like) won't be enough for the franchise, and dual support is key for the games. Here's what he had to say:

"As you noted, there is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game. I intend to change direction a little as we go. The key to that's going to be its dual support for 3DS/Wii U. I'm really just getting started on this so it's going to take time, but I'll come up with something that uses that link as the game's central axis, so I hope you're looking forward to it."

You can read more by clicking the link to the IGN Wii article provided above.

A Green Shell that's not held in a character's hand may look innocent, but in actuality, it can be quite dangerous! That's what this player learned the hard way, and you can see what happened by watching the video below.

The stage update of the day is here, and in today's stage update, we have a bunch of stages, new and old, for you to download today! The new stages are the ones from halibabica, while the old stages are 2 stages from the past which are both Sonic-themed.

Another snapshot caption contest has come to an end, and now it's time for the results. Did one or both of your captions make my top 3 favorite captions for each snapshot? Well, you can see the results for the latest snapshot contest below.

3) DarkMarth04: Mario! What did I tell you about playing with fire?
2) Taidow: Mario stared into the fire of truth and saw his destiny.
1) Jazz_Duo: This is the new Super Super Mario Bros.

3) Taidow: Ivysaur's Overgrow literally overgrew it...
2) Jazz_Duo: Ivysaur has never been good with memory.
1) halibabica: Don't gimme that look! Do as you're told!